Duvalier has returned to Haiti, from exile in France last night. No one knows why or how. Or at least, they're not saying. This can't be good. Human rights groups are calling for prosecution. Humanitarian organizations are warning against civil war. Twitter is abuzz...
I have a friend who has been sucked into a cult. I fretted and worried about the balance between his own happiness and the ridiculousness of the group - well, that and the growingly-exorbitant fees they require for him to reach Wizard-hood. I started to...
Today, i'm writing on citizenship. I have a vague sense of it form all the prattling i do about health citizenship, but i've felt that my focus has been too narrow. So, in three sentences or less, i need to define citizenship and the ways...
I just wrote a ridiculously long post that was threatening to never end. So here's the gist: Exam'ing is hard but also amazing - it is a serious soul-searching activity. Thus, some conclusions: Faculty are amazing. Not just academically / intellectually, but also for putting up with...
Someone posted this interesting compilation of threats from right wing pundits: http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2007/03/eliminationism-in-america-appendix.html I wonder if there is an equivalent from the left...